Klundert

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • De Klundert (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as die clunder in 1537. Derived from Middle Dutch clunder (“lump, clod”) with emphatic -t. Compare Fijnaart, Kladde , Klaterbuurt, Klatering, Kletterbuurt and Kleuter.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈklʏn.dərt/
  • Hyphenation: Klun‧dert
  • Rhymes: -ʏndərt

Proper noun

Klundert n

  1. A city and former municipality of Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Loerendonck (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms
  • Klundertenaar
  • Klunderts

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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